The Transport Development Plan (TDP) is being prepared on the basis of the City of Dresden s ongoing development of its transport strategy, and as a further progression of this work. Dresden has developed it in the context of European cooperation and, in this case in particular, has placed it in the context of the European network POLIS, of which the Mayor of the City of Dresden, Helma Orosz, assumed the presidency in 2010. As in other European cities, Dresden s transport development is affected by new conditions and challenges facing cities in the European Union as a whole. This comprises the following aspects: Mobility and transport are affected more greatly by non-transport-related circumstances and developments than ever. Examples of such circumstances and developments include increasing globalisation, unpredictable economic and financial fluctuations (crises), rising prices for finite raw materials (e.g. petroleum) or climate changes. There is a need to adapt to the effects of demographic change in Europe, involving a decreasing yet ageing population and more intricate (more highly individualised) expectations when it comes to everyday needs, transport and mobility. The provision of transport infrastructure which adequately meets these intricate mobility requirements comes hand in hand with growing financial needs in order to maintain and repair it. In view of the availability of financial resources new investment become considerably more difficult. The fast rise in car ownership and increases in the use of motor vehicles over the past couple of decades means that noise and air pollution and the risk of accidents have risen, resulting in a drop in the quality of urban life. European regulations and national ordinances implementing them (e.g. on air pollution control) impose changes which often have a major effect on mobility and transport development. The City of Dresden s will have to rise to these circumstances and challenges, exploring the opportunities and possibilities presented to produce a sustainable transport and mobility strategy for Dresden.
Methodology The methodological approach involves drawing up the for Dresden on the basis of the 2003 transport strategy and other important foundations (City of Dresden documents such as the zoning plan, the air quality action plan, the noise reduction master plan and general documents such as the EU Commission s Green Paper on urban mobility, to name but some). The TDP cannot and may not be created in relation to transport planning alone. In view of the circumstances and challenges described above, it is vitally important to draw upon a wide range of specialist and expert knowledge from various professional and social fields, as well as building on well-informed project coordination with a propensity to compromise. This includes analysing problems and shortcomings in the Dresden transport system, identifying aims and priorities for future transport policies, setting out development scenarios and, in some cases, making them into strategies for action. For this reason, in Dresden as in other cities which compile Transport Development Plans transport providers, related authorities, associations, unions, institutions, chambers, city council groups, the scientific community, regional authorities and representatives of other interests have been called upon to play an active part in creating the 2025plus TDP. In the City of Dresden, a range of committees have been formed to work actively on the design of the 2025plus TDP, playing a supportive role and ultimately giving Dresden s city council recommendations for decision-making. This committee work requires an efficient organisational structure to regulate the tasks of each committee and coordinate their cooperation. Photo: Round Table TDP, 19.08.2010 (City Planning Office)
Committees Steering Group: Mapping out (checking) municipal requirements and deriving tasks and aims Making decisions on key aspects of TDP content and organisation TDP Round Table: Mapping out requirements, providing advice from the point of view of each field represented Developing a proposal for Aims and priorities of future transport policy for the City of Dresden which meets with unanimous approval Providing expert support for the compilation of the TDP (e.g. checking key issues and complicated topics, developing compromise proposals, establishing what decisions the steering group needs to make) Round Table for region/neighbouring regions: Mapping out requirements, providing advice from the point of view of each regional authority/institution represented, Working out what decisions need to be made regarding the incorporation of inter-regional / neighbouring regions interests. TDP Scientific Advisory Board: Mapping out scientific (transport-related) issues and making recommendations on methodology, Introducing modern specialist knowledge into the TDP. City Administration TDP Project Group: Managing the organisation of the development process as a whole (e.g. preparing for the above committee work in terms of scheduling, content and logistics) Coordinating work on content of the TDP, both within Dresden city administration and by commissioning third parties to carry out tasks and supervising their work Introducing professional viewpoints, conceptual works and main priorities from the perspective of Dresden city administration Developing basic proposals for working on the TDP as regards methodology and content Sounding out shared and conflicting interests between the different parties Organising, carrying out and managing all public relations Putting together all main planning documents, compiling progress and status reports, drawing up overall material
Future The Round Table as the central committee The Round Table as the central committee in the process of developing the TDP consists of representatives from 48 organisations, professional association, chambers, lobbies and representatives from all parties of Dresden City Council. The Round Table is moderated by an independent planning office. Round Table Seat Distribution To make the work of such a big committee more efficient and manageable, it was decided not to have more than 25 members at the round table. For this, groups of interest were formed, each with a certain number of seats at the table. planungsgruppe prourban Photo: Round Table TDP, 09.09.2010 (City Planning Office) The representatives at the Round Table form the so-called first row: The so-called second row is formed by members from organisations, establishments etc. which contribute to the Round Table with the presentation of special topics and issues, consultation of members from the first row and contributing opinions.
Future Aims of future transport policy for the City of Dresden The members of the Round Table dealt with the future of transport policy for the City of Dresden in Mid 2010. The achieved results will be presented to the city council for decision. Therefore a wide range of existing views, strategies and approaches had to be pooled at first. For this reason working groups were formed, in which round table s members with similar views and ideas started working together. Four different working groups were created: Round Table Working Groups City administration TDP project group Public Transport Providers Other Social Interests and Urban Quality Traffic & Transport and Business Associations Each of these working groups presented their point of view of the Aims of future transport policy for the City of Dresden and contributed it into the further discussions at the Round Table. Group-wide interaction between members of different working groups was explicitly supported. The four groups presented their methodological different achievements in June 2010. In two further moderated meetings in August and September 2010 an agreementpaper was developed in a constrictive dialogue. planungsgruppe prourban Front pages of the papers defining the aims of future transport policies in Dresden, developed by the four working groups.
ROUND TABLE: AIMS OF FUTURE TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT IN DRESDEN Preamble 1. Transport is not an end in itself! Its aim is to improve residents' mobility and support the city's economy. 2. Maintaining mobility in a way that is affordable, safe and eco-friendly is an issue of primary importance for all of society. 3. Equality and the right to physical integrity are laid down in the German constitution. The duty to strive towards achieving equal living conditions is also established in the constitution of the Free State of Saxony. Both are essential guidelines for modern and future transport development. 4. The development of mobility and transport is subject more than ever to global influences: economic fluctuations, limited fossil fuel resources, rising energy prices and climate change. Transport development planning needs to find answers to this. 5. The same is true of the effects of demographic change, producing new demands when it comes to the necessities of life, transport and mobility. 6. The transport infrastructure needs to be maintained and developed in a way that pays particular attention to the cost-value ratio. 7. National and European laws and directives set out the fundamental conditions for transport development planning. The City of Dresden will actively shape these conditions. Criterion 1 Enduring, sustainable and eco-friendly transport and mobility standards for citizens and the economy. 1.1 Setting standards for accessibility and development on a city district level especially district hubs taking all modes of transport into account 1.2 Attaining high-quality development and accessibility for ecomobility transport within the entire city area 1.3 Ensuring that social and cultural institutions and everyday destinations are accessible 1.4 City-friendly transport development which is conducive to business and tourism 1.5 Giving precedence to ecomobility in central areas 1.6 1.7 1.8 Improving the situation, accessibility and design of interfaces between motorised and non-motorised private transport, local public transport and long-distance passenger rail services Barrier-free adaptation of links between local public and private transport (cycle, car, pedestrian traffic), taking into consideration the needs of people with restricted mobility Ensuring that there are sufficient short-stay cycle and car parking facilities at the main access points to local public transport 1.9 Improving regional rail and bus connections (DB, DVB, VVO) by extending networks and raising frequencies 1.10 Optimising access to Dresden for long-distance travellers by improving interregional transport connections (air and rail transport) and integrating them into European transport corridors, taking into account regional development planning 1.11 Supporting innovative transport solutions and technologies, such as electromobility 1.12 Improving information and signage system for compatible ecomobility transport and tourism in the Dresden metropolitan area 1.13 Developing and perpetuating quality-based transport management 1.14 Ensuring that both existing and new commercial locations can be accessed on defined routes 1.15 1.16 Directing long-distance road goods traffic along specially selected routes by means of indicators on higher-order access roads Promoting cooperation between transport providers in the field of business transport; developing the goods transport centre by adding modules for road and rail transport, IWT and logistics
ROUND TABLE: AIMS OF FUTURE TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT IN DRESDEN Criterion 2 Socially just participation in mobility taking into account specific needs resulting from differing living conditions and thus equal opportunities for everyone to take part in society. Criterion 3 Achieving and maintaining high quality levels regarding the city and the environment by raising the efficiency of integrated transport systems and reducing the use of natural resources for transport purposes. 2.1 2.2 Improving access to transport networks and means of transport for people with restricted mobility and on low incomes, including improving the options available for their use Ensuring that stops are accessible and access to local public transport is barrier-free; providing necessary information on means of transport, especially for people with restricted mobility 2.3 Promoting independent and safe mobility for children, young people and the elderly 2.4 3.1 3.2 3.3 Raising the objective and subjective safety of all transport users by adapting or redesigning transport facilities which are critical to safety (aiming to halve the number of injuries and cut the number of traffic deaths to zero by the year 2025) Raising living quality in city districts by reducing disturbances caused by traffic, e.g. by traffic calming and reduction Improving city image, making streets and squares more pleasant to use and improving the usability of the living environment Creating closer connections between sustainable transport and city development planning, taking into account local climate goals 3.4 Giving precedence to development within the city, putting everything within easy reach 3.5 3.6 Reducing the burden of through traffic on the city centre and residential areas, instead shifting traffic onto the high-quality network of thoroughfares Space-saving construction and conversion, deconstruction and unpaving on transport areas which are no longer required; developing best practice models Criterion 4 3.7 Cross-linking private and public passenger transport when putting through new transport plans 3.8 TDP to be an open planning and decisionmaking process taking into account transport 4.3 engineering, associations, transport providers, other social groups, officials, concerned citizens and various technical disciplines. 4.6 Raising the percentage of the modal share taken up by ecomobility (local public transport, cycle traffic, pedestrians) from 59% today to 64% in 2025 4.1 Taking into account and integrating both regional and national plans in this field 4.2 Regularly checking and adjusting goals; monitoring and evaluation as fixed elements of this process Providing continual information about important transport parameters (e.g. traffic pollution, number of users of different modes of transport, number of accidents) 4.4 Round table" model also to be used during planning and implementation stages 4.5 Greater cooperation on a local and regional level Interdepartmental and interdisciplinary linking of transport-relevant spheres of action (e.g. transport/urban/ environmental/open area planning)